Been to a junkyard or two in my day, but nothing like this one.

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We were driving to my mom’s to see my aunt for family dinner when my wife told me, “I think a lot of people would be surprised to know how much of a Cowboys fan you are, and how annoying it is.”

A story about a tragedy in my community. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

Important industry accountability work by andreagrimes. I'd be interested in seeing this report expanded across media outlets in Texas and nationally.

“Let’s be honest—they’re a crustacean, and pretty much if you’re a crustacean, everything eats you. This one just happens to be—I mean, excuse my language—they’re the asshole of the crustacean group.” texasmonthly.com/travel/beware-…

Some personal news!

“A lot of people think their pig will stay the size of, oh, a beagle. They got them for the ego of making Instagram reels and aren’t prepared to have a sentient family member for the next 20 years. Pigs are a lifestyle.” texashighways.com/things-to-do/t…

Lookin' for a new pet? How about one of these little piggies 🐷 Writer Ian Dille visited with My Pig Filled Life, a rescue organization east of Dallas that cares for and re-homes abandoned pigs. More here: texashighways.com/things-to-do/t…

Drug dealers in the international sports world are now facing jail time thanks to a new federal law, the Rodchenkov Act. My latest for Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/health/trainin…

My perspective from the trial of Kaitlin Armstrong. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

Good news: Jacob's Well, the iconic Hill Country swimming hole, is flowing again after a record seven months of being dry Not-so-good-news: A company with four wells near JW continues to pump far more water than allowed under its permit. My report: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

In May 2022, writer Ian Dille shadowed the Richmond Cycling Corps, a mountain-bike-racing team from the Virginia capital’s public-housing system. At RCC, Dille found a group of kids who measure happiness one pedal stroke at a time: outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

On newsstands today: the March-April issue of @OutsideMagazine, featuring our annual travel awards, great feature stories by Ted Conover, Blair Braverman, Tim Neville, Ian Dille, and more. Special guest star: #Blowhole, the world's naughtiest sled dog.

My latest feature for Texas Highways Magazine revisits the team and rivalry that spawned the Friday Night Lights book, film and TV series. The game I attended was among the best I've ever seen. texashighways.com/culture/friday…

.Texas Highways Magazine tapped me as an idea guy to help develop this package of stories for the publication's recently released "Friendly" issue, exploring all the ways in which Texans embrace the state motto: Friendship.